Eddington, The Ballad of Wallis Island, The Naked Gun and Relay (Movie Squad Podcast #502)

It’s time to give the people want they want: reviews! After three weeks of festivities (Brekky live with Pam Boland at Local & Aesthetic, Movie Squad’s 500th Live at Luna spectacular, and the ‘Hot Takes’ Radiothon special), the Blockbuster Babes are back in the studio with a backlog of movies to cover. First up, Tristan Fidler reviews Ari Aster’s latest divisive effort, Eddington, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal as competing, COVID-era mayoral candidates. Then, Simon Miraudo leads a discussion of The Ballad of Wallis Island, an ‘ambient comedy’ about a wealthy, Welsh-island-dwelling eccentric (Tim Key) who reunites his favourite singers (played by Tom Basden and Carey Mulligan) for a private concert. And then, in an EXPLOSIVE pod-exclusive chat, Tristan and Simon review the very silly legacy-quel The Naked Gun, which sees Liam Neeson step into the shoes of Leslie Nielsen, and Relay, a tense espionage thriller starring Riz Ahmed, Lily James and Sam Worthington. All of these are now showing in Australian cinemas! PLUS, one extra Hot Take submitted by a subscriber: Which films have Simon and Tristan butted heads over the most? Remember, Radiothon runs until 30 September, so show us how RTRFM and Movie Squad are More Than Radio to you by becoming a subscriber this year at support.rtrfm.com.au. Be sure to tune in to RTRFM every Friday at 7:30am to hear Movie Squad live on Breakfast with Pam!